Book excerpt: ‘Wisconsin for Kennedy: The Primary That Launched a President and Changed the Course of History’ by B.J. Hollars

When John F. Kennedy ran for president in 1960, he did something no candidate had done before: he leveraged the power of state primaries to win his party’s nomination. Kennedy’s first battleground state? Wisconsin—a state that would prove more arduous, more exhausting, and more crucial to winning the presidency than any other. 

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MON News Summary: Supreme Court agrees to hear Evers’ challenge of legislative authority, orders Phillips on Dem prez primary ballot

TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court 4-3 agrees to hear Evers’ lawsuit against GOP-controlled Legislature The court only agreed to immediately hear one of the three issues Evers brought forward in the complaint. That issue relates to the Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee blocking funding for state conservation programs. Evers suit argued

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Book excerpt: ‘Wisconsin for Kennedy: The Primary That Launched a President and Changed the Course of History’ by B.J. Hollars

When John F. Kennedy ran for president in 1960, he did something no candidate had done before: he leveraged the power of state primaries to win his party’s nomination. Kennedy’s first battleground state? Wisconsin—a state that would prove more arduous, more exhausting, and more crucial to winning the presidency than any other. 

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Awards Brownfield Grant to Portage County

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department has awarded brownfield assessment services to Portage County to assist with the investigation of environmental contamination at the former Spiritland Store Service Center in the town of Almond. The award is from the DNR’s Wisconsin Assessment Monies program,

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